Owom Surname
Approximately 215 people bear this surname
Owom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 110 | 1:1,202,265 | 84,863 |
| Nigeria | 90 | 1:1,968,253 | 69,534 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Owom (18) may also be a first name.
Owom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Owom has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Owom? popularity and diffusion
The surname Owom is the 1,125,333rd most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 52 percent of Owom reside; 52 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 52 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,608,198th most common first name globally, held by 18 people.
It is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 1,202,265. In Indonesia Owom is most frequent in: Papua, where 100 percent are found. Barring Indonesia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 42 percent are found and Malaysia, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owome | 89 | 5 | / |
| Owgom | 89 | 2 | / |
| Owuom | 89 | 1 | / |
| Owoem | 89 | 1 | / |
| Owosem | 80 | 9 | / |
| Owomhe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ochwom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Howome | 80 | 1 | / |
| Awom | 75 | 3,489 | / |
| Obom | 75 | 1,187 | / |
| Uwom | 75 | 612 | / |
| Owon | 75 | 318 | / |
| Owam | 75 | 163 | / |
| Ewom | 75 | 150 | / |
| Ovom | 75 | 17 | / |
| Owum | 75 | 7 | / |
| Owone | 67 | 711 | / |
| Hawom | 67 | 220 | / |
| Owame | 67 | 127 | / |
| Howon | 67 | 86 | / |
| Ovome | 67 | 29 | / |
| Awoum | 67 | 24 | / |
| Howoń | 67 | 21 | / |
| Awome | 67 | 20 | / |
| Owume | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hobom | 67 | 12 | / |
| Oboom | 67 | 11 | / |
| Obhom | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oboum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Obuom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owhon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awuom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Govom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uboom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owaam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hewom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewojm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oobom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owutm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awomg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howam | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Owom
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